Tennis Arm Injury Epidemic
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TENNIS ARM INJURY EPIDEMIC Two-time Grand Slam finalist Vera Zvonareva is recovering from shoulder surgery. (Facebook) Vera Zvonareva had surgery on her right shoulder this week and won’t return for several months THE ARM INJURY EPIDEMIC 8 OUT OF 10 TOP PLAYERS SUFFER MULTIPLE ARM INJURIES OR SURGERIES: 1 34 OF TOP 40 ATP AND WTA PROS SUFFERED RETIREMENT FROM 117 MATCHES DUE TO ARM INJURY. 2 Player Current Rank injury date of injury (by (as of 2-2014) week) Rafael Nadal 1 Mens Left shoulder tendinitis 45/2010 - 47/2010 Rafael Nadal 1 Mens Arm 33/2007 - 35/2007 Rafael Nadal 1 Mens Shoulder 24/2006 - 25/2006 Rafael Nadal 1 Mens Shoulder (doubles) 42/2004 - 52/2004 Rafael Nadal 1 Mens Shoulder 21/2003 - 25/2003 Novak Djokovic 2 Mens Shoulder 45/2011 - 47/2011 Novak Djokovic 2 Mens Sore right shoulder 33/2011 - 35/2011 Novak Djokovic 2 Mens Shoulder 5/2011 - 8/2011 Stanislas Wawrinka 3 Mens Left Shoulder 5/2006 - 5/2006 David Ferrer 4 Mens Right shoulder 29/2010 - 33/2010 David Ferrer 4 Mens Shoulder (doubles) 19/2006 - 19/2006 Juan Martin del Potro 5 Mens Shoulder 45/2011 - 2/2012 Juan Martin del Potro 5 Mens Wrist 6/2010 - 2/2011 Juan Martin del Potro 5 Mens Wrist 2/2010 - 3/2010 Juan Martin del Potro 5 Mens Wrist 41/2009 - 45/2009 Tomas Berdych 6 Mens Right shoulder 34/2013 - 35/2013 Tomas Berdych 6 Mens Left wrist 6/2013 - 8/2013 Tomas Berdych 6 Mens Right shoulder 17/2012 - 19/2012 Tomas Berdych 6 Mens Right shoulder 35/2011 - 37/2011 Tomas Berdych 6 Mens Right shoulder 33/2011 - 35/2011 Andy Murray 7 Mens Elbow 16/2011 - 18/2011 Andy Murray 7 Mens Wrist 7/2011 - 15/2011 Andy Murray 7 Mens Left wirst 40/2009 - 44/2009 Andy Murray 7 Mens Wrist 20/2007 - 32/2007 Richard Gasquet 9 Mens Shoulder 5/2011 - 8/2011 Richard Gasquet 9 Mens Shoulder 12/2009 - 16/2009 Richard Gasquet 9 Mens Right shoulder 7/2009 - 8/2009 Richard Gasquet 9 Mens Right elbow 44/2008 - 1/2009 Richard Gasquet 9 Mens Elbow 21/2006 - 21/2006 1 See http://tennis.matchstat.com/AllInjuries/ 2 Id. Richard Gasquet 9 Mens Wrist 12/2004 - 14/2004 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 10 Mens Right arm (doubles) 33/2011 - 35/2011 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 10 Mens Right arm 32/2011 - 33/2011 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 10 Mens Wrist 44/2009 - 45/2009 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 10 Mens Right Arm 26/2005 - 5/2006 Milos Raonic 11 Mens Right shoulder 41/2010-52/2010 Tommy Haas 12 Mens Shoulder 32/2013-33/2013 Tommy Haas 12 Mens Shoulder 41/2009-42/2009 Tommy Haas 12 Mens Shoulder 17/2008-24/2008 Tommy Haas 12 Mens Right shoulder 3/2008-8/2008 Tommy Haas 12 Mens Right shoulder 19/2007-26/2007 Tommy Haas 12 Mens Wrist 15/2006-21/2006 Tommy Haas 12 Mens Shoulder 9/2006-9/2006 John Isner 13 Mens Shoulder (doubles) 29/2011-31/2011 John Isner 13 Mens Shoulder 31/2010-33/2010 Mikhail Youzhny 15 Mens Right Elbow 44/2013-2/2014 Mikhail Youzhny 15 Mens Wrist 3/2010-6/2010 Tommy Robredo 16 Mens Wrist 41/2013-3/2014 Tommy Robredo 16 Mens Wrist 10/2009-12/2009 Nicolas Almagro 17 Mens Wrist 28/2008-35/2008 Nicolas Almagro 17 Mens Right wrist 19/2008-22/2008 Nicolas Almagro 17 Mens Right Elbow 37/2007-42/2007 Nicolas Almagro 17 Mens Right Shoulder 40/2004-45/2004 Jerzy Janowicz 19 Mens Right Arm 29/2013-32/2013 Kei Nishikori 20 Mens Arm 2/2009-6/2009 Agnieszka Radwanska 3 Womens Right shoulder 21/2013 - 25/2013 Agnieszka Radwanska 3 Womens Right shoulder 34/2012 - 35/2012 Agnieszka Radwanska 3 Womens Right elbow 9/2012 - 10/2012 Agnieszka Radwanska 3 Womens Right shoulder (doubles) 32/2011 - 34/2011 Agnieszka Radwanska 3 Womens Right hand 34/2009 - 35/2009 Agnieszka Radwanska 3 Womens Right forearm 24/2008 - 25/2008 Agnieszka Radwanska 3 Womens Right wrist strain 20/2007 - 21/2007 Victoria Azarenka 4 Womens Right shoulder 20/2012 - 22/2012 Victoria Azarenka 4 Womens Right hand strain 32/2011 - 35/2011 Victoria Azarenka 4 Womens Right elbow contusion 19/2011 - 21/2011 Victoria Azarenka 4 Womens Shoulder 16/2011 - 17/2011 Victoria Azarenka 4 Womens Right shoulder 31/2010 - 33/2010 Victoria Azarenka 4 Womens Right shoulder 14/2009 - 17/2009 Victoria Azarenka 4 Womens Right shoulder 42/2008 - 1/2009 Maria Sharapova 5 Womens Right shoulder 34/2013 - 1/2014 Maria Sharapova 5 Womens Right elbow 11/2010 - 19/2010 Maria Sharapova 5 Womens Right shoulder 31/2008 - 20/2009 Maria Sharapova 5 Womens Right shoulder 25/2008 - 26/2008 Maria Sharapova 5 Womens Right shoulder 40/2007 - 45/2007 Maria Sharapova 5 Womens Shoulder 14/2007 - 21/2007 Angelique Kerber 6 Womens Left shoulder 29/2010 - 31/2010 Angelique Kerber 6 Womens Right wrist 19/2008 - 24/2008 Angelique Kerber 6 Womens Shoulder 10/2008 - 11/2008 Simona Halep 7 Womens Left shoulder 29/2010 - 31/2010 Simona Halep 7 Womens Right wrist 19/2008 - 24/2008 Simona Halep 7 Womens Shoulder 10/2008 - 11/2008 Jelena Jankovic 8 Womens Wrist 39/2009 - 42/2009 Jelena Jankovic 8 Womens Right forearm 24/2008 - 26/2008 Petra Kvitova 9 Womens Elbow 14/2009 - 16/2009 Sara Errani 10 Womens Right shoulder 30/2011 - 31/2011 Sara Errani 10 Womens Right shoulder 20/2011 - 21/2011 Sara Errani 10 Womens Right shoulder 27/2010 - 28/2010 Sara Errani 10 Womens Right shoulder 42/2009 - 2/2010 Sara Errani 10 Womens Right arm 38/2009 - 39/2009 Sara Errani 10 Womens Right shoulder 8/2009 - 14/2009 Sara Errani 10 Womens Shoulder 29/2008 - 30/2008 Caroline Wozniacki 11 Womens Right shoulder 1/2014-2/2014 Caroline Wozniacki 11 Womens Shoulder 27/2011-34/2011 Ana Ivanovic 12 Womens Left wirst (doubles) 32/2011-33/2011 Ana Ivanovic 12 Womens Left wrist (doubles) 23/2011-24/2011 Ana Ivanovic 12 Womens Left wrist 20/2011-23/2011 Ana Ivanovic 12 Womens Shoulder 6/2010-12/2010 Ana Ivanovic 12 Womens Right hand 32/2008-35/2008 Dominika Cibulkova 13 Womens Right elbow 33/2012-34/2012 Dominika Cibulkova 13 Womens Right shoulder 27/2010-30/2010 Roberta Vinci 14 Womens Right shoulder 18/2013-20/2013 Roberta Vinci 14 Womens Right wrist 41/2012-43/2012 Roberta Vinci 14 Womens Right wrist 21/2012-22/2012 Roberta Vinci 14 Womens Right elbow (doubles) 17/2011-18/2011 Roberta Vinci 14 Womens Wrist 27/2009-28/2009 Roberta Vinci 14 Womens Shoulder 6/2008-15/2008 Carla Suarez Navarro 15 Womens Right elbow 37/2011-38/2011 Carla Suarez Navarro 15 Womens Right elbow 8/2011-23/2011 Carla Suarez Navarro 15 Womens Right elbow 7/2009-8/2009 Sabine Lisicki 16 Womens Right wrist 30/2013-34/2013 Sabine Lisicki 16 Womens Rught shoulder 31/2009-35/2009 Sabine Lisicki 16 Womens Right shoulder 28/2009-30/2009 Sabine Lisicki 16 Womens Shoulder 18/2009-25/2009 Samantha Stosur 17 Womens Right arm 31/2010-34/2010 Sloane Stephens 18 Womens Left wrist 38/2011-2/2012 Kirsten Flipkens 20 Womens Right wrist 28/2010-38/2010 95 TOP ATP PROFESSIONALS ARE CURRENTLY SIDELINED BECAUSE OF ARM INJURY. 3 Of the top 100 ATP professionals, in just the past 6 months, there were 28 matches retired due to arm, wrist, elbow, and shoulder pain. This does not account for all of the matches where they just played through the pain or those who didn't play at all. Amongst these pros Head racquets were played with the most (10) with Babolat coming in at a close second (8). Head racquets also had the most shoulder injuries at 6. Below is the complete listing.4 3 see http://www.tennisinsight.com/injuries.php 4 http://www.tennisinsight.com/injuries.php Player Type of injury Date of injury Model of racquet Manufacturer Donald Young Left shoulder Feb 24 2014 Head YOUTEK Radical Midplus Head Lleyton Hewitt Shoulder Feb 17 2014 YONEX VCORE 95 Yonex Filippo Volandri Shoulder Feb 17 2014 Head YOUTEK IG Prestige Midplus Head Benjamin Becker Shoulder Feb 17 2014 Babolat Pure Control Babolat Roberto Bautista Agut Right wrist Feb 3 2014 Wilson Six.One 95 BLX (16x18) Wilson Aleksandr Nedovyesov Right shoulder Feb 3 2014 Babolat pure drive Babolat Bradley Klahn Wrist Jan 27 2014 Head YOUTEK IG Speed Head Jack Sock Arm Jan 20 2014 Babolat AeroPro Drive Babolat Bradley Klahn Wrist Jan 20 2014 Head YOUTEK IG Speed Head Tommy Haas Shoulder Jan 13 2014 Head YouTek IG Prestige Midplus Head Nicolas Almagro Shoulder Jan 13 2014 Dunlop Biomimetic Tour 500 Pro Dunlop Tommy Robredo Right arm Dec 28 2013 Dunlop Biomimetic M6.0 Dunlop Mikhail Youzhny Right elbow Oct 28 2013 Head YouTek IG Extreme Pro Head Pablo Andujar Right elbow Oct 28 2013 Prince EXO3 Tour 100 Prince Mikhail Kukushkin Right elbow Oct 28 2013 Head YOUTEK Graphene Speed MP Head Aleksandr Nedovyesov Right elbow Oct 28 2013 Babolat pure drive Babolat Gael Monfils Left wrist Oct 28 2013 Wilson Blade 98 (18x20) Wilson Tommy Robredo Wrist Oct 6 2013 Dunlop Biomimetic M6.0 Dunlop Nikolay Davydenko Right wrist Sep 30 2013 Babolat AeroPro Drive Babolat Nikolay Davydenko Wrist Sep 23 2013 Babolat AeroPro Drive Babolat Janko Tipsarevic Right wrist Sep 16 2013 Tecnifibre TFight 325 TP ATP Tecnifibre Michal Przysiezny Right shoulder Sep 2 2013 Wilson Blade 98 (18x20) Wilson Tomas Berdych Right shoulder Aug 18 2013 Head YouTek IG Instinct Head Tommy Haas Shoulder Aug 5 2013 Head YouTek IG Prestige Midplus Head Vasek Pospisil Shoulder Aug 5 2013 Wilson Six.One 95 BLX (16x18) Wilson Benoit Paire Elbow Jul 15 2013 Babolat AeroPro Drive Babolat Jerzy Janowicz Right arm Jul 15 2013 Babolat Pure Control Tour Babolat Mikhail Kukushkin Right shoulder Jul 8 2013 Head YOUTEK Graphene Speed MP Head Caroline Wozniacki headlines a growing list of already‐injured players in 2014 [Updated] ATP, Injuries, WTA | Comments Caroline Wozniacki tweaked her shoulder before leaving for Australia.